Hebrew Curriculum

Hebrew is incorporated into our Sunday morning program at all levels. In the younger grades, Hebrew is taught in an informal manner through songs, games, and prayer. Beginning in second grade, students are taught in a more formal manner concentrating on identifying the letters and knowing their sounds.

In third grade, students add a second day of instruction on Tuesdays. Each class builds on the material learned the year before. Upon completion of the Hebrew series we are using, students will be able to:

Read fluently from the Siddur

Translate key prayer vocabulary

Identify important roots, prefixes and suffixes

Explain the theme of each of the prayers

Connect the prayers with Jewish values

Understand the sequence of the service and participate comfortably in the service

Chant from the Torah using trope

Grades 3 and 4 will have the bulk of their Hebrew language instruction on Tuesday afternoons. This year, grades 5, 6 and 7 will have their Hebrew language instruction on Sundays, and split their religious school curriculum between Sundays and Tuesdays.